Sharma selected in Ealing Southall

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Ealing Cllr Virendra Sharma was selected last night as the Labour candidate for the Ealing Southall by-election.





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Sharma selected in Ealing Southall | 13 comments (13 topical)

Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#1)

by lastword on Thu Jul 05, 2007 at 09:50:54 PM GMT

Who cares.  A disgraceful selection.


Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#2)

by CockneyLad on Thu Jul 05, 2007 at 11:28:27 PM GMT

Dear God why? Why o why? Nirwal would have been twice the candidate. This could turn out to be a real political suicide for us.


Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#3)

by TrueLabour on Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 10:53:12 AM GMT

A direct consequence of Vaz getting onto the NEC and then into this selection panel.

 


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#4)

by swatantra on Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 11:11:04 AM GMT

This is the last thing we want, a split constituency party.
We just have to grin and bear it, GOTV and get Sharma elected. The postmortem comes after. The main thing is to see off the Lib Dem threat.


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#5)

by lastword on Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 11:33:31 AM GMT

If Gurcharan Singh stands as a independent now he will win.


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#7)

by swatantra on Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 04:56:55 PM GMT

No way. He mustn't. His name will be dirt if he does.
He must endorse Sharma.


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#9)

by swatantra on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 10:45:54 AM GMT

I have just seen the Labour in Ealing Southall site and read the letter put out by the Sikh spokesperson. I can understand their dismay at this 'fix' of a selection. by Watson and Vaz, but I would urge the Sikh community not to divide the Labour vote. The by-election is crucial in maintaining the Govt's credibility. This selection was hastily arranged to capitalise on the Brown 'bounce.' Sharma is in reality a continuation of Piarha Kabra, the similarity is quite amazing, even down to his appearance. When the next election is called, I think within a year, it has to be an all woman shortlist. And I too would like to see a turbaned Sikh in the Commons, one day. The danger in splitting the Labour vote is that it will let the Lib Dems in, or worse the Tories with their arrogant Tony Lit, and no one in their right minds wants that. So I urge Labour members in Southall to be patient and stay united behind Sharma. Your time will come.


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#10)

by Andrea on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 11:21:00 AM GMT

The official list of candidates for Ealing Southall:

Bakhai Nigel (LD)
Cartwright John Sydney (OMRLP)
Chaggar Sati (English Democrats)
Dhillon Salvinder Singh (Respect)
Edwards Sarah Janet (Green)
Grewal Kuldeep Singh (Independent)
Lit Tony (David Cameron's Conservatives)
Maish Yaqub (Christian Party-Proclaim Christ’s Lordship)
Rai Jasdev Singh (Ind)
Rajan KT (UKIP)
Sharma Virendra Kumar (Lab)
Singh Gulbash (Ind)


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#11)

by swatantra on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 04:24:04 PM GMT

There are 3 Independent Singhs. Why? Is there any difference between them? Good to see a sprinkling of weirdos: Proclaim Christs Lordship, the English Democrats and OMRLP whoever they are, and of course UKIP. I think the ones to watch though are Respect who could steal away a lot of votes from Labour and of course the Lib Dems and Tories.


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#12)

by Andrea on Sat Jul 07, 2007 at 04:48:55 PM GMT

1 of the Independents (Gulbash Singh) was a Tory candidate in 2006 locals.
Jasdev Singh Rai is the director of the Sikh Human Rights Group.
Don't have a clue on the third Independent.

OMRLP is the Official Monster Raving Looney Party.
The Respect candidate lives in Richmond Park even he has stood in Ealing before. The UKIP candidate was born in India, but he lives in Cardiff (and his previous electoral history is quite Welsh: he stood in Bridgend and in the Rhondda)


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Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#6)

by Jag Singh on Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 03:33:19 PM GMT

Does anyone want to fill the rest of us in on the whole story? I may have heard bits and pieces from people (Iain Dale, of all people), but it's still quite confusing.


Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#8)

by MM on Fri Jul 06, 2007 at 08:54:42 PM GMT

According that awful journalist that is Kevin Maguire (Daily Mirror associate editor and Brownite poodle) everything is sweetness and light for Labour:


Lit's Ealing Comedy:



A more sensible account of things seems to come from this morning's Times:


'Cameron takes gamble with milionaire who's been a Tory for 10 days':



Re: Sharma selected in Ealing Southall (#13)

by lastword on Mon Jul 09, 2007 at 11:04:52 AM GMT

The Evening Standard is reporting that 5 Labour councillors, led by Gurcharan Singh, have defected to the Tories!!!!


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Sharma selected in Ealing Southall | 13 comments (13 topical)